Fire Shark (Arcade)

Fire Shark
Also known as: Same! Same! Same! (JP), Jiao! Jiao! Jiao! (CN) Developer: Toaplan Publishers: Toaplan (JP/EU), Romstar (US), Dooyong (KR), Hong Kong Honest Trading (CN) Platform: Arcade (Toaplan Version 1 Hardware) Released in JP: 1989 Released in US: 1990 Released in EU: 1989 Released in KR: 1990 Released in CN: 1990 This game has unused graphics. This game has unused music. This game has regional differences.

The Flying Shark(s) are back! And now they really want to fire!

To do: Find unused graphics and music. Continue with regional differences.

Regional Differences

Title Screen

Japan (Original)	Japan (Re-release)	Europe (Earlier)	US
Europe (Later)	Korea (Earlier/Set 1)	Korea (Later/Set 2)	China

General Differences

The original Japanese release has a number of unique elements that were changed for its second Japanese release, which served as the basis for all the other regional releases.

	Japan (Original Release)	Subsequent Releases
Respawn	Checkpoint	Instant
Death	Animated	Instant
Horizontal Scroll	Yes	No
2P Game Mode	Alternate	Simultaneous
Continue Screen	Unique	In-Game
Shot Limit	4	3
Maxinum Bomb Stock	10	7
Stage End Bonus	500000	350000
Name Entry Limit	6	3
Player collision detection	Every 2 Frames	Every 4 Frames
Weapon-enemy collision detection	Every Frame	Every other 2 frames

Respawn System

In the original release, when a life is lost, the player is sent back in the last checkpoint he reached. In the other releases, the player instantly respawns where he died.

Death Animation

In the original release, after colliding with an enemy the plane goes up in flames (but it's still controllable for a pair of seconds), then it self-destructs. In the other releases, the plane explodes instantly.

Horizontal Scrolling

In the original release, the scrolling follows the player. This feature was removed in the other releases.

Continue Screen

In the original release, there's a unique continue screen with a countdown after getting a Game Over. In the other releases, the option to continue appears during gameplay and there's no countdown. If you take too long to decide, then the game over screen will appear.

Continue Screen Music

In the original release, there's a unique continue theme.

Maxinum Shot Limit

In the original release, the player can shoot four bullets at a time. While in the other releases, it was reduced to three.

Name Entry Limit

In the original release, names have a six-character limit. While in the other release, it's three.

Collision Detection

In the original release, the player collision detection is about every 2 frames and the weapon-enemy is about every frame. In the other versions, the player collision detection is increased to 4 frames and the weapon-enemy is increased to 2 frames.